Causes for Rejection

Reference Range

This probe set allows status assessment of the ATM gene region at 11q22.3. In a normal cell with two intact copies of the ATM gene region, a two green signal pattern is observed. In an abnormal cell with a deletion in the ATM gene region, fewer than two green signals are observed.

Description

B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (B-CLL) is the most common leukemia in the elderly population. With conventional cytogenetic (CC) analysis, ~50% of CLL cases show clonal aberrations. Using FISH, the percentage of patients with abnormalities rises to almost 80%, the most frequent being 13q14, ATM, p53 deletions and trisomy 12. Genetic aberrations were found in 36.7% with CC and in 68.4% with FISH. The frequencies of abnormalities are approximately: 13q deletion, 42.1%; trisomy 12, 19.2%; ATM deletion, 17.5%; and TP53 deletion, 8.7%. FISH can detect this abnormality in interphase or metaphase cells.